“Where did they go?” Standing in the Starry Sky, Ni Guang, Gui Zu, and Xue Yue looked around.
A quarter of an hour ago, they lost sight of Zi Long and Xu Wei. At that time, they only saw an artifact flash in Zi Long’s direction and they were gone.
“What did they just use? How did their speed suddenly increase so dramatically?” Xue Yue was as anxious as an ant on a hot wok. They could only track Yang Kai by following Zi Long, so now that they had lost all trace of Zi Long, how could they find Yang Kai?
Yang Kai possessing the Immortal Tree would surely bring him endless troubles. She could not rest easy with Yang Kai acting alone. If she could join up with him, she could at least be of some help.
“Shattering Void Shuttle!” Ni Guang’s eyes shone brightly, “It turns out that Purple Star really refined the Shattering Void Shuttle. I always thought the rumours were false.”
“Shattering Void Shuttle? Is that something amazing?” Gui Zu asked.
“It is something the Great Emperor personally granted, what do you think?” Ni Guang glanced over at him lightly.
“One of the Great Emperor’s personal treasures?” Gui Zu’s expression changed dramatically as he could not help parroting.
“Well, not exactly,” Ni Guang pondered for a moment before explaining. “The refining method was handed down by the Great Emperor, but it was ultimately refined by Purple Star’s Artifact Refiners.”
“Really? Why would you scare me like that!” Gui Zu said with some lingering fear.
If it really was a treasure handed down by the Great Emperor, then no one in the Star Field would be able to match it, but if it was just the refinement method, then it would not be too frightening.
“Even so, the Shattering Void Shuttle is still the fastest artifact in the entire Star Field. Now that we have lost their trail, how are we supposed to follow them?” Ni Guang frowned. The Star Field was too big and only the Heavens knew where Yang Kai and Zi Long would run.
As long as they changed course slightly, it would soon be impossible to find them.
“Heh heh, fortunately, this old master took precautions beforehand,” Gui Zu grinned and said in a low voice.
“Oh? You have a way?” Ni Guang looked at Gui Zu with some pleasant surprise in his originally disappointed eyes.
“En, wait a moment,” Gui Zu said before waving his hand and summoning his Ten Thousand Soul Banner before forming a series of mysterious seals. A moment later, while staring at his Ten Thousand Soul Banner sternly, Gui Zu shouted, “Go!”
The Ten Thousand Soul Banner shook slightly before transforming into a mass of black Qi that shot off in a certain direction.
“Follow this old master!” Gui Zu waved his hand and left in the direction the Ten Thousand Soul Banner flew.
Ni Guang followed together with Xue Yue.
Shortly after they left, in the seemingly empty Star Field, a vague figure appeared stealthily. The aura and vitality fluctuations coming from this translucent individual were suppressed to the limit, and if one weren’t close by, they wouldn’t notice its existence at all.
It was none other than Elder Kong Fa of Galaxy Ridge!
He came to a stop almost exactly where Gui Zu’s group had been and stared in the direction they departed, a feeling of hesitation filling his heart.
Should he follow them, or not?
Following them, with his First-Order Origin King cultivation, would likely lead him into crisis.
But if he did not follow, knowing the Immortal Tree was right in front of him, he wouldn’t be able to live with himself.
After only a moment’s contemplation, Kong Fa grit his teeth and pursued Gui Zu.
Facing the temptation of the Immortal Tree. Kong Fa simply could not resist! He could only hope that his luck was good enough to fish in troubled waters while the masters fought amongst themselves.
Just as the Martial Dao was boundless, so too was the Star Field.
The chase continued through the Star Field for the next five months.
Yang Kai was always in the lead, teasing and taunting Zi Long’s group, a calm and relaxed look on his face. His condition had long ago been restored to its peak, so it would be quite easy for him to get rid of Zi Long’s entanglement.
However, he did not choose to do so.
He wanted to give Zi Long a big, pleasant surprise, so he flew forward unhurriedly, even taking the initiative to slow down when he noticed the Shattering Void Shuttle behind him reduce its speed; allowing them to always catch up.
Behind him, Zi Long and his son wore indescribably gloomy expressions inside the Shattering Void Shuttle.
For five months, they had been unable to catch up to Yang Kai. Zi Long could not understand how a mere Origin Realm cultivator could sustain such incredible speed, or have such terrifying perseverance and seemingly inexhaustible strength.
He had noticed it a long time ago that Yang Kai was stringing them along, baiting them like stupid fish.
But even if he felt indignant, Zi Long could not give up.
Things had reached this point, so giving up would be equivalent to admitting failure and defeat. How could Zi Long accept that?
And so, he grit his teeth and continued to chase after Yang Kai.
Xu Wei had already become skin and bones again despite the Sovereign Blood Pill, his condition even more serious than last time. His eyes had become extremely cloudy, and though he sat upright, his thin body still planted above the Spirit Array, it was clear he was faltering and might pass away at any moment.
Zi Dong would yell at him from time to time, but Xu Wei no longer had the energy to care.
If it had been an ordinary cultivator in such a situation, they would have died a long time ago. It was only because Xu Wei was an Origin King Realm master that he was barely able to maintain his last breath.
But after everything that had transpired, Xu Wei would certainly degenerate into a waste, and likely wouldn’t live very long.
Further behind, Gui Zu, who was using his own Secret Technique, together with Ni Guang and Xue Yue, continued to follow after Yang Kai.
Kong Fa brought up the rear, with no one seemingly aware of his existence.
“It’s been too long. Old Ghost, are you sure Yang Kai is still alive? He really hasn’t been caught by Zi Long?” Ni Guang asked as he chased behind Gui Zu.
“En, Yang Boy is still safe and worry-free. This old master left his Ten Thousand Soul Banner’s Vice-Yin Soul on his body in the Severed World that day. If Yang Boy had died, that Yin Soul would certainly be extinguished as well. This old master is relying on the subtle connection between the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and that Vice-Soul to determine its position, about this, this old master is certain.”
“En, if you say so,” Ni Guang glanced over at Xue Yue while he spoke, but upon seeing her leak a sigh of relief, he could not help heaving a sigh of frustration.
If this whole situation did not involve the Immortal Tree or Xue Yue, he wouldn’t have continued this chase for so long.
He had never experienced such a long pursuit. Even when he was once seriously injured and nearly killed by one of his enemies, he had only fled for a single month before President Ai Ou brought a large number of their brothers to rendezvous with him and slaughter his pursuers.
Even though this happened over a thousand years ago, Ni Guang still remembered those events vividly.
“Hm!?” While Ni Guang was reflecting on the past, Gui Zu’s expression suddenly changed.
“What’s wrong?”
Gui Zu turned his head, looked at Ni Guang in amazement, and slowly said, “My Vice-Soul… vanished.”
“What?” Ni Guang was shocked.
Xue Yue paled after hearing this and almost fainted.
Gui Zu had just said that as long as Yang Kai was alive, his Ten Thousand Soul Banner would be able to track him via its connection to the Vice-Soul on him, but now this Vice-Soul had disappeared, didn’t that mean Yang Kai was…
Xue Yue did not dare to think about it further, her eyes turning red as tears began gathering at their corners.
“Are you sure you’re not mistaken?” Ni Guang shouted.
“Wait!” Gui Zu frowned before looking around with a thoughtful look on his face, “Why does this damned place look so familiar to this old master.”
“So what if it looks familiar? What does that have to do with anything?” Ni Guang urged Gui Zu while glancing towards Xue Yue, clearly hinting at him to say something positive to soothe the situation.
“Ah!” Gui Zu’s eyes suddenly lit up and he laughed, “This old master remembers now! So, we’re here!”
“Fuck!” Despite Ni Guang’s usual mild-manner, at this moment he couldn’t help cursing out loud, thinking this Old Ghost’s brain had been kicked and he couldn’t tell good from bad.
Gui Zu did not care about him at all though and just grinned meaningfully, speaking directly to Xue Yue in the next moment, “Girl, don’t worry. Yang Boy is still alive.”
“But… but you just said…” Xue Yue looked at him sorrowfully.
“I didn’t say Yang Boy died just now, I only said my Vice-Soul had disappeared,” Gui Zu chuckled. “This old master was a bit anxious just now, so he wasn’t clear enough. En, let me explain it this way, my Vice-Soul is indeed gone, but it wasn’t destroyed. Rather…. it is as if this old master was inside that Severed World and unable to sense that Vice-Soul outside in the Star Field. Do you understand now?”
“What the hell are you trying to say?” Ni Guang glared at him.
“Haha, just know that Yang Boy is not dead, and this old master also knows where he is,” Gui Zu laughed, stretched out his hand, recovered his Ten Thousand Soul Banner, then immediately beckoned, “Let us go see Zi Long’s depressed face. Hah, that old dog is probably so mad he wants to cough up blood.”
“How do you know?” Ni Guang did not believe him at all, feeling like this Old Ghost was simply too unreliable. He could not tell if Yang Kai’s Sect having such a character as Supreme Elder was a blessing or a curse.
“Heh heh, just wait and see.”
The trio sped off a moment later.
After an hour, Ni Guang suddenly narrowed his eyes as he stared at a group of figures standing not far away.
The one in the middle was naturally Zi Long.
Perceiving the auras of Ni Guang and Gui Zu, Zi Long turned his head and glared at them coldly.
Meeting eyes, Ni Guang laughed heartily, “Haha, this bastard has depression all over his face.”
“I told you he would,” Gui Zu grinned confidently.
“How did you know?” Ni Guang was really curious now.
“He failed, so he’d naturally be depressed. After five months of chasing Yang Boy, only to suddenly lose all trace of him, how do you think his mood is?” Gui Zu explained lightly.
Ni Guang frowned and began to ponder, a moment later spitting out an exasperated sigh, “Vexed, too vexed, especially considering that Yang Kai is just an Origin Realm Junior. Hah, if I was Zi Long, I’d be so embarrassed I’d kill myself and just be done with it.”
Saying so, he let out another burst of laughter, clearly taking pleasure in Zi Long’s misfortune.
“But wait, how did you know that Yang Kai escaped?” Ni Guang suddenly realized something and asked Gui Zu.
“Because this place… I’ve been here before. En, I stayed here for two thousand years, so I know why Yang Boy escaped here and where he is now!”
*Si…*
Ni Guang looked at Gui Zu like an idiot, “You stayed here for two thousand years, what’s so amazing about this place to make you not want to leave for so long?”
He looked around and found that there was nothing strange about this place.
“Do you think this old master didn’t want to leave?” Gui Zu’s complexion suddenly became extremely ugly, “This old master was trapped here for two thousand years! Do you know what it feels like to be trapped for two thousand years!? It’s worse than death…”
Thinking back on those two thousand years, Gui Zu’s heart clenched in pain.
With Gui Zu’s roar, Ni Guang’s complexion changed sharply, “You were trapped here for two thousand years… So, that is how it is. No wonder I’ve never heard of you before, it’s because you were here all that time. Did you just manage to escape recently?”
“Yes, thanks to Yang Boy. Otherwise, this old master would still be trapped even now,” Gui Zu nodded.
“How did you get trapped here?” Ni Guang looked blank, “I can’t see anything dangerous nearby.”
“This is… the Chaotic Abyss, right?” Xue Yue had been observing the surrounding area and suddenly said thoughtfully.
“You’re quite knowledgeable, little girl,” Gui Zu grinned, “Yes, this is the Chaotic Abyss!”
“What? This is actually the Chaotic Abyss?” Ni Guang’s face changed, “The famed most dangerous region of the Star Field?”
“What? Scared now?” Gui Zu snickered at him.
“Why would I not be? I’ve heard that even Origin Kings can die here without burial.”
“Heh heh, those rumours aren’t wrong. The Chaotic Abyss is not dangerous during ordinary times and is actually quite peaceful, but if a Chaotic Vortex erupts and one is sucked into it, there’s a good chance they’ll be crushed!” Gui Zu sneered, “This old master was pursued by a mortal enemy back then and was forced to escape to this place where he was accidentally caught in one of those Chaotic Vortices…”
“And it didn’t kill you? Fate has made you difficult to kill off,” Ni Guang was shocked.
“That is this old master’s fate! After being sucked into that vortex, I was trapped in a certain space for two thousand years, and it wasn’t until Yang Boy was also pulled into that place that he managed to bring me out,” Gui Zu took a deep breath. It was all because of this incident that Yang Kai and Gui Zu had met.
After leaving that place though, the two had not met again until the Severed World opened.
“Senior, what you mean is that Yang Kai…”
“En, Yang Boy went to the place where this old master was trapped before,” Gui Zu grinned.
Xue Yue’s face paled greatly.
“Don’t worry; did you forget what power Yang Boy is proficient in? Back then, this old master was able to escape thanks to him leading me through The Void. Now, he can enter that place at will, so he must also have full confidence in leaving. Moreover, once inside, that old fart Zi Long can only stare at him from the outside. Yang Boy will come out on his own one day, on his own terms.”
“Is waiting here… dangerous?” Ni Guang asked worriedly. Although the Chaotic Abyss was quiet at this moment, if a Chaotic Vortex appeared, it would likely be fatal.
“What are you afraid of? Chaotic Vortices don’t appear frequently,” Gui Zu said, unafraid.
“In that case, we will wait, but let me say this first: Many matters are waiting for this old master back in the chamber of commerce, so I cannot delay too long. This old master will wait here for two months at most,” Ni Guang said, while quietly glancing over at Xue Yue.
Although he said these words to Gui Zu, he was actually talking to Xue Yue.
Now that Yang Kai had hidden like this and was no longer in any danger, Xue Yue should be able to calm down even if she did not wait here.
“Do what you’d like. This old master must wait for Yang Boy to come out,” Gui Zu chuckled lightly.
As they talked, they arrived at a spot not too far from Zi Long’s group.
Zi Long was feeling very upset when he saw Ni Guang and the others rush over, so he couldn’t help snorting at him coldly.
Ni Guang did not pay him any attention. The two had torn all face inside the Severed World and neither was able to defeat the other, so there was no need for pleasantries between them. For the moment, the two groups simply stood apart and waited quietly.
…..
Above the floating continent, Yang Kai broke through The Void and leisurely appeared.
This was his first stop in the Star Field, and it was here that he had met Gui Zu, seeing what an Origin King Realm master truly was. It was also here that he realized just how insignificant he was and secretly swore to cultivate hard to make himself stronger.
Several dozen years later, he had returned here, drawing a slight sigh from his lips.
Although his cultivation had not reached the Origin King Realm yet, he could no longer be considered weak anymore.
Back then, he had been casually captured by a few Saints, while now he could destroy an army of Saints with a wave of his hand.
The floating continent was exactly what Yang Kai imagined it to be, the safest haven to avoid Zi Long’s pursuit.
Before he left that year, Yang Kai had left a thread of his Divine Sense deep underground, so following the faint connection it had with him, he was able to accurately locate the floating continent and use his Space Force to reach it almost instantaneously from the Chaotic Abyss.
Standing in place, Yang Kai took a light breath, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.
He did not know how the floating continent came to be, but it was truly a small landmass, only stretching about two or three hundred thousand kilometres in diameter; however, this place was filled with rich World Energy and countless precious treasures.
Back then, Yang Kai had collected a lot of Origin King Grade herbs here.
When he returned to the floating continent for a second time, Yang Kai found that the aura here was even stronger than when he left, causing him to wonder how this place came to be and how it sustained itself.
Strictly speaking, the floating continent could be considered an extremely small star, because it had its own World Principles and its own Star Source. If it was given enough time, it might even become a flourishing Cultivation Star.
Could it be that other stars in the Star Field were born like this?
Yang Kai pondered over this thought for a while but to no avail.
“Haha, someone finally came in,” Suddenly, a loud laugh came from below, one filled with excitement.
Yang Kai frowned and turned his head in amazement.
He had not expected that there would be others on this floating continent.
Only after he saw the face of the other party did he suddenly remember!
He actually knew this person.
Lu Gui Chen! A name that Yang Kai had all but forgotten.
This man was a cultivator from Purple Star. When Yang Kai was captured by the cultivators of Purple Star and imprisoned on a Purple Star Starship, Lu Gui Chen had been the one in charge and it was also Lu Gui Chen who had sealed Yang Kai’s cultivation at that time.
At that time, Lu Gui Chen, like Yue Xi of Sword Union, had a Second-Order Saint King cultivation, and from Yang Kai’s point of view back then, that was already an insurmountable mountain. As such, when facing the seal placed on him by Lu Gui Chen, he was all but helpless.
Back then, the cultivators from Purple Star and Sword Union numbered a hundred in total, all of whom had landed on the floating continent together; but afterwards, as Gui Zu experimented with his Space Array, countless casualties occurred and very few ultimately survived.
Finally, when Yang Kai brought Yue Xi, her disciples, Gui Zu, and a few others out from the floating continent, he had not taken Lu Gui Chen with him and instead left him here.
But now, a few dozen years later, he was meeting this old acquaintance again.
If Lu Gui Chen hadn’t come out on his own initiative, Yang Kai would probably have not even remembered he was here.
“Friend, were you also pulled into this place by a Chaotic Vortex?” Lu Gui Chen seemed to have not spoken to another soul in several dozen years, so he called out very enthusiastically; however, after speaking for a moment, he frowned and stared at Yang Kai suspiciously. His eyes flashed brilliantly the next moment as he pointed at Yang Kai and shouted, “It’s you, it’s you!”
Obviously, he remembered Yang Kai too.
After all, Yang Kai had brought Gui Zu and the others to leave this damned place back then while abandoning him here. Lu Gui Chen had cursed Yang Kai an uncountable number of times since then, and seeing his most hated enemy before him at this moment, he felt enraged.
“Haha,” Yang Kai smiled faintly as he swept his eyes over Lu Gui Chen, realizing that the latter was in good health and had even reached the Second-Order Origin Returning Realm.
Several dozen years to go from the Second-Order Saint King Realm to the Second-Order Origin Returning Realm was a terrifying rate of improvement.
Such miraculous progress could only be attributed to the rich World Energy on the floating continent as well as all the precious treasures here.
Gui Zu had also used two thousand years in this place to reach the Origin King Realm. This floating continent was nothing short of a cultivation paradise.
“It’s you!” Lu Gui Chen’s angry expression suddenly turned to one of ecstasy, “Haha, the Heavens are truly just! I did not expect you would come back here one day, Boy! This is truly my, Lu Gui Chen’s, good fortune!”
As soon as these words fell, his face filled with ferocity and he charged towards Yang Kai, his Saint Qi pulsing madly as he shouted viciously, “Boy, obey this King and take him out of this damned place otherwise this King will kill you!”
“‘This King’?” Yang Kai raised his brow and sneered, “In front of me, you dare call yourself ‘this King’?”
“Brat! You do not know the immensity of Heaven and Earth! Just wait until this King catches you!” Lu Gui Chen saw Yang Kai not putting him in his eyes and became furious, raising his hands to capture Yang Kai without delay.
Yang Kai simply stood in place, without any intention of dodging, just staring at Lu Gui Chen flatly.
This stare made Lu Gui Chen’s heart clench as he suddenly had a bad premonition, as if he was a sheep that was about to attack a sleeping tiger.
But the arrow had already flown from the string, so Lu Gui Chen pushed aside this feeling and rushed out, grabbed Yang Kai’s shoulders, and poured his Saint Qi madly into him, trying to force him to submit.
[This damn brat, trying to act all mysterious,] Lu Gui Chen thought to himself, feeling overjoyed when he found he was so easily able to capture Yang Kai.
After seemingly succeeding, Lu Gui Chen coldly shouted, “Don’t move if you don’t want to die. This King has control of your life now, so if you dare to resist, this King will…”
“Scram!” When Yang Kai saw him drone on endlessly, he became slightly irritated and abruptly pushed his Saint Qi.
The next moment, Lu Gui Chen’s complexion changed drastically as he noticed the Saint Qi he poured into Yang Kai’s body disappear like a stone sinking into the sea. In the next instant, an irresistible force burst from Yang Kai, rushed into his arms, and rampaged through his five organs.
As if he was struck by lightning, Lu Gui Chen’s body flew backwards suddenly as he coughed up a mouthful of blood, falling to the ground in the next moment like a dead fish.
After landing, he quickly got up, looked at Yang Kai in terror, and trembled, “You… impossible!”
He had not checked Yang Kai’s cultivation before because, in his opinion, Yang Kai was definitely not as strong as himself; after all, this little brat was only a Saint the last time they met, and he had enjoyed a rich cultivation environment on this floating continent for all these years. The World Energy here was incredibly dense and there were countless precious treasures, so Lu Gui Chen’s rate of cultivation had been terrifying. He was countless times stronger than this little brat back then, so how could this boy be his opponent now?
He had dismissed Yang Kai from the start!
But when he was counterattacked by Yang Kai just now, Lu Gui Chen instantly realized he was mistaken.
This little brat’s Saint Qi was more powerful and purer than his own by many times. If his own Second-Order Origin Returning Realm Saint Qi was like a firefly, this brat’s Saint Qi was akin to the bright moon!
This was simply unacceptable to Lu Gui Chen!
[Could this brat already be an Origin King?]
Only now did he use his Divine Sense to check Yang Kai.
“Third-Order Origin Returning Realm!” After confirming Yang Kai’s realm, Lu Gui Chen’s complexion changed drastically and he fell to the ground again, losing all ability to think and only muttering “How is that possible?” over and over again.
He couldn’t believe what he felt. It had only been a few dozen years, yet this boy had jumped all the way from the Saint Realm to the Third-Order Origin Returning Realm!
Such terrifying cultivation speed and aptitude!
Was time slowed down in this damned place? Had the several dozen years he spent here actually been hundreds of years on the outside? If that weren’t the case, how could this boy have such terrifying cultivation?
All kinds of bizarre thoughts flashed across Gui Chen’s mind as he was left in a state of complete shock.
Seeing Lu Gui Chen in such a bereaved condition, Yang Kai could not help but sneer, “Ignorant fool!”
Lu Gui Chen was not highly ranked in Purple Star, so the information he had access to was limited. In fact, it was not just Yang Kai, even Gu Jian Xin and Zi Dong had similar cultivation speeds.
Of course, if a comparison was really made, even they were inferior to Yang Kai.
After all, they had great forces backing them, with no need to worry about cultivation resources or masters to teach them.
On the contrary, Yang Kai had made his way all on his own, relying on himself to obtain his resources and the occasional hint from some noble elders. Simply regarding this, Yang Kai felt that the Young Masters from these great forces were not comparable to him. On top of that, because he had to constantly rely on himself and his own explorations, his understanding of the Heavenly Way and Martial Dao was much deeper.
Narrowing his eyes, Yang Kai curled his lips and said, “I didn’t kill you back then, but now, I regret it a bit.”
Lu Gui Chen could not help shivering as his dazed expression focused again and he coldly snorted, “What do you want?”
Even if Yang Kai’s cultivation was one Minor Realm higher than his own, so what? Lu Gui Chen felt that Yang Kai might not be able to kill him easily if he tried his best, so after he recovered, his tone became firm.
“Judging from your aura, you must have taken a lot of precious treasures over these years, right? Tsk tsk… But from the quality of your Saint Qi, it is clear there are many impurities in your body. It seems you have been swallowing those herbs raw. Don’t you know that doing that will waste their medicinal efficacies and slowly poison you?”
Listening to Yang Kai speak, Lu Gui Chen’s eyes flashed with some slight panic, because he found this boy’s analysis absolutely correct.
These years, he had been all alone on this floating continent with nothing to do other than cultivate. His first few years had been spent looking for a way to escape, but as time passed, he gave up on this idea. Even a master like Gui Zu had been trapped here for two thousand years, so how was he supposed to escape?
After thinking about it for a time, Lu Gui Chen focused himself on improving his strength, hoping to one day reach a point where he could shatter space and escape this damned place.
And to enhance the strength, he thought of using those precious herbs.
But he was not an Alchemist, so even if he managed to collect the herbs on the floating continent he couldn’t refine them into pills and could only swallow them raw like a Monster Beast.
The result of this practice was that the medicinal efficacies of the herbs piled up in his body, and they became challenging to purge over time. Now, these leftover impurities had begun to affect his cultivation, causing his meridians to feel sore every time he circulated his Saint Qi.
He did not know what the consequences of this would be in the long run, but he could at least understand that it was not a good sign.
Now that his situation had been exposed by Yang Kai, Lu Gui Chen’s eyes could not help lighting up, “Since you know about my condition, do you know a way to resolve it?”
“So what if I do?” Yang Kai snorted, clearly not putting Lu Gui Chen in his eyes.
“Teach me!”
“Haha!” Yang Kai laughed, “Are you trying to make a joke? I haven’t even settled accounts with you yet.”
He had been captured by Purple Star’s cultivators, and Lu Gui Chen had sealed his Saint Qi, almost causing him to die. Yang Kai could never forgive this slight.
“It’s been so many years since then, why bother bringing up such trivial matters? What’s more, didn’t you survive? Teach me how to resolve this issue and there will be benefits in it for you,” Lu Gui Chen said anxiously.
Yang Kai snorted, swept his eyes over him, and frowned slightly, “Where’s your Space Ring? You’ve been here for so many years so you must have collected a lot of rare herbs, right? Where are they?”
“Space Ring? What damned Space Ring!?” Lu Gui Chen exclaimed, “Don’t you remember that Gui Zu took away everyone’s rings back then?”
“Ah… Right, that happened. I forgot,” Yang Kai suddenly realized that in order to refine his Space Array, Gui Zu had confiscated everyone’s Space Rings to extract the little bit of Space Spirit Crystal they were refined from.
In the end, his experiment ended in complete failure though…
“Since you have no Space Ring, you must have hidden all the good things…” Yang Kai looked at Lu Gui Chen.
“What do you want…” Lu Gui Chen’s complexion sank, looking at Yang Kai’s expression as if he was looking at a robber, vigilant to the extreme. “I’ll tell you this now: Those things have indeed been hidden by me, and in a very safe, secretive location. Without me, you’ll never be able to find them no matter how long you search.”
“Now, now, don’t be so nervous,” Yang Kai chuckled. “Let me guess. In this place, the only available residence is that cave mansion left behind by Gui Zu. You should have lived there all these years, so those herbs…”
Lu Gui Chen remained perfectly calm, not showing the slightest panic, staring at Yang Kai with a light sneer.
“Naturally, they can’t be there,” Yang Kai continued.
The smile on Lu Gui Chen’s face diminished in that instant as he became a little startled, not having expected Yang Kai to be so sharp.
“A cunning rabbit has three burrows, you certainly wouldn’t place all your treasures in one place,” Yang Kai laughed.
“Hmph, you think you’re so smart? So what if you know I didn’t hide them there? Although this place isn’t that big, it’s still vast enough to easily hide something. If you do not tell me how to solve my problem, don’t even think about getting anything from me. Let me say this now, all the useful herbs on this continent have been collected by me. If you want to reap any gains here, it will be at least a hundred years before it becomes possible again,” Lu Gui Chen explained, saying pointedly, “You stayed here for a while back then so you should know just how many Origin King Grade herbs grew here. Those herbs were too powerful for me to digest with my current strength, so I preserved them all instead. As long as you agree to my requirements, all of those things can be yours.”
“Are you threatening me?” Yang Kai looked at him faintly and coldly snorted, “No matter, I won’t waste my time with you. I don’t want those precious herbs to go to waste, but since you refuse to cooperate… just die.”
There were, admittedly, a lot of good things on the floating continent, and Yang Kai really did not want to see them all go to waste, but he decisively gave up on them after seeing Lu Gui Chen’s attitude.
In any case, his harvest in the medicine valley of the Severed World was already big enough, so the herbs on the floating continent were just icing on the cake.
As soon as his words fell, Yang Kai stretched out his hand to eject two Golden Blood Threads, which quickly transformed into two strange Monster Beasts.
These were Blood Beasts, the Tail Crown Snake and Star King Turtle that Yang Kai had condensed in the Severed World.
These two Monster Beasts were both at the peak of the Ninth-Order, and although their strength had fallen a bit after becoming Blood Beasts, they had solid foundations so it would not be a problem for them to deal with a trivial Second-Order Origin Returning Realm Lu Gui Chen.
As soon as the Blood Beasts appeared, they rushed towards Lu Gui Chen fiercely.
“What are those?” Lu Gui Chen was shocked as he stared at the two ferocious Blood Beasts in amazement. He couldn’t recognize what kind of creatures these two Monster Beasts were and shouted, “Little brat, do you really want to kill to the last? Aren’t you afraid that those precious herbs will disappear from this world with me?”
“You treat them as treasures, but in my eyes, they’re just disposable items,” Yang Kai chuckled lightly, not caring.
Lu Gui Chen was really panicked right now. He thought that Yang Kai would be tempted by those Origin King Grade herbs, so he dared to negotiate terms without fear, but now it seemed that his life-saving card was useless. Facing the terrifying aura emanating from these two Blood Beasts, how could he remain calm?
He would not be a match for either of these two Blood Beasts.
“Young Hero, please wait! I have something to say!” Lu Gui Chen retreated quickly, avoiding the attacks of the Tail Crown Snake and Star King Turtle as he shouted, “This Lu is willing to offer those things freely to Young Hero, just spare my life please!”
“Isn’t it a bit late now?” Yang Kai remained unmoved and spat lightly, “Kill him!”
*Sisi…*
*Hou…*
The Tail Crown Snake and Star King Turtle flanked Lu Gui Chen from left and right as they charged towards him. Seeing himself trapped, Lu Gui Chen cried out in horror, “Don’t kill me, I can tell you a big secret about this continent. One that will allow your future achievements to be limitless!”
Yang Kai frowned, and the movements of the two Blood Beasts stopped under his command.
At this time, the Tail Crown Snake’s fangs were less than a metre away from Lu Gui Chen while the tail of the Star King Turtle continued to sweep over him but just barely changed direction in time to miss his head.
The strong wind blew past Lu Gui Chen, causing cold sweat to drip from his forehead.
He had nearly crossed the threshold of the gates of death just now!
Lu Gui Chen, who had just escaped death, only felt his entire body go limp as sweat soaked his clothes and the light wind in the air chilled him to the bone.
“If you dare lie to me, I’ll make you wish I had just killed you,” Yang Kai glared at Lu Gui Chen coldly. “Now speak, what is this amazing secret you speak of?”
Lu Gui Chen’s face was pale as he gulped anxiously, turning to Yang Kai and asking imploringly, “Can you withdraw these two Monster Beasts first…”
With two pairs of blood-coloured eyes staring at him, Lu Gui Chen could not calm his heart as he felt his life constantly hanging by a thread.
Yang Kai coldly snorted and silently issued an order, having the Tail Crown Snake and Star King Turtle immediately return to their Golden Blood Thread form and fly back to him.
Lu Gui Chen nervously wiped the cold sweat from his brow before glancing at Yang Kai. Seeing the impatient look on his face, Lu Gui Chen quickly said, “If I tell you this secret, can you promise not to kill me?”
“Your life is not as valuable as you think, killing you or letting you go is of no consequence to me, but it depends on the value of this so-called secret of yours!”
“Okay!” Lu Gui Chen’s body shook, “This King… cough cough, I can guarantee with my life that you will definitely be interested in this secret.”
“Enough nonsense, waste any more time and you’ll die.”
“Yes, yes, yes…” Lu Gui Chen shivered as he nodded repeatedly before saying, “If I told you that this continent had formed a Source, would you believe it?”
“A Source?” Yang Kai’s eyes flashed with brilliant light as he quickly asked, “How do you know?”
“I’ve been trapped here for several dozen years now,” Lu Gui Chen smiled wryly, “One day, a few years ago, when I was in retreat, I suddenly felt the aura of this continent become disturbed and a kind of subtle call reached out from deep below ground. At first, I thought that some kind of incredible treasure had been born and released my Divine Sense to investigate, but as soon as I did so, my Divine Sense was actually drawn in by that very force. I saw a dazzling light at that moment, one that gave off a feeling like a newborn baby, filled with curiosity. I tried to make contact with it and wanted to get closer to have a better look at it, but was quickly repelled. I didn’t know what that thing was at the time, but after thinking about it carefully, I concluded it should be this continent’s Source. As for how certain I am of my conclusion though… I cannot say for sure.”
As he finished speaking, he looked towards Yang Kai anxiously.
“A Source! Haha, it seems that thing really was a Star Source!” Yang Kai laughed happily.
When he was first trapped on the floating continent and was using his Divine Sense to shuttled through The Void, Yang Kai had inadvertently sent a thread of his Spiritual Energy deep underground where he discovered a massive luminous ball of energy that contained extremely terrifying power. Yang Kai did not know what it was at the time though.
Back then, his strength wasn’t high, so he couldn’t identify what that mass of energy was, but he knew it wasn’t something ordinary, so he left his thread of Divine Sense with it.
It was precisely by relying on this thread of Divine Sense that Yang Kai was able to accurately locate the floating continent and return to this place.
Hearing what Lu Gui Chen said at this moment, Yang Kai immediately confirmed that the object he found back then was indeed this place’s Source!
If the floating continent was a small star, what Lu Gui Chen and he saw back then was no doubt its Star Source.
It was just that the Star Source Yang Kai saw back then was still maturing and had yet to fully form. As for Lu Gui Chen’s experience, it was the actual birth of a new Star Source.
If this floating continent was left alone, it would truly have an opportunity to become a real Cultivation Star in the future.
“Young Hero, I…” Lu Gui Chen carefully chose his words, not knowing what Yang Kai planned to do with him now.
“Stay there and don’t move, if you dare to act without my permission, you’ll die,” After Yang Kai finished speaking, he pinpointed the location of the Divine Sense thread he left here all those years ago and prepared to set out. Just before he departed though, he threw a ring to Lu Gui Chen and said, “Pack everything you’ve collected over the years into that.”
Finished here, Yang Kai’s figure flickered and disappeared.
Lu Gui Chen took the Space Ring and stood in place, staring at the place where Yang Kai had disappeared. After a long time, he came back to his senses, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and tried to swallow down his fears.
He couldn’t tell how Yang Kai left just now, all he knew was that the gap between them was far, far larger than he first imagined. It was now obvious how ridiculous his idea of fighting Yang Kai was.
If he had really tried to resist, he would have died long ago.
After a long silence, Lu Gui Chen flew off in a certain direction with his head down, preparing to put all the good things he collected over the years into this ring.
Although these rare herbs were all precious, they were not as precious as his life. Currently, Yang Kai’s fist was bigger than his, so how could he dare put up a fight?
Deep underground, Yang Kai exerted quite some effort before arriving at his destination.
This place was about ten thousand kilometres below the surface and was actually a large, hollow space.
At the centre of this space though, there was a mass of luminous energy, exuding a soft light.
It was the ball of energy that Yang Kai had seen several dozen years ago.
But at this moment, it seemed a bit smaller than it was before, more refined as well. When Yang Kai arrived here, a strong repulsive force came from this mass of energy, seemingly wanting to push him out of this space.
But Yang Kai stood in place calmly, unaffected by the repulsive force.
Staring closely at the luminous energy, Yang Kai was overjoyed, “It really is a Star Source.”
As the Star Master of Shadowed Star, he had already refined Shadowed Star’s Star Source, so he was able to judge what lay before him accurately.
Although there was a big difference between the Source of this floating continent and Shadowed Star’s Source, they definitely had their similarities as well. The sheer power contained inside this Source was terrifying to the extent it could not be resisted by mere humans.
“Haha, even the thread of Divine Sense I left behind had fully integrated into it! Doesn’t that mean this thing is mine already?” Yang Kai observed for a while and could not help getting excited.
He did not know how it happened, but apparently, the thread of Divine Sense he had left behind here all those years ago had merged together with this Star Source and grown along with it.
In other words, this Source had already been branded with his mark!
No wonder this Star Source was unable to repel him despite releasing more than enough force to do so.
Yang Kai could not help trembling slightly in excitement.
This Source was already marked with his brand, so it would certainly be easy to refine. If he refined it, didn’t that mean he would become the Star Master of this floating continent?
He was already the Lord of Shadowed Star, so if he was to become the master of this continent, he would be the Star Master of two Stars!
Such an achievement had never been seen in the history of the Star Field.
Even for those Third-Order Origin Kings, it would be impossible to refine two Star Sources.
As such thoughts swirled around Yang Kai’s head, he became extremely excited, especially when he thought about the benefits one received after becoming a Star Master. Star Master and Cultivation Star were closely related and would share honour and disgrace. When a Cultivation Star prospered, its Star Master would benefit, while if a Cultivation Star was weak, the Star Master would suffer, and vice versa.
The floating continent could be regarded as an extremely small Cultivation Star that had just been born and still had infinite possibilities for growth. As long as Yang Kai refined its Source, as the floating continent grew in the future, he would also benefit greatly!
Considering all this, Yang Kai could no longer contain himself.
Releasing his Divine Sense, Yang Kai tried to communicate with the Star Source in front of him, but he quickly found that the other party did not respond at all.
After thinking about it though, Yang Kai relaxed.
This Star Source was born not long ago and was just like a newborn baby, so how could it react intelligently?
“I should refine it first then try communicating with it,” Yang Kai muttered to himself, sat down cross-legged directly, formed a seal with his hands, and closed his eyes tightly, the next moment allowing a pure Spiritual Energy flow from his body.
A mass of Spiritual Energy visible to the naked eye appeared and transformed into Yang Kai’s appearance.
It was Yang Kai’s Soul Avatar.
If he wanted to refine the Star Source, he had to first have his Soul leave his body and merge with the source itself. This was one of the reasons why refining a Star Source was so dangerous; if one weren’t careful, their Soul would be completely extinguished.
Even those Third-Order Origin King masters would not dare to attempt this unless they were absolutely confident of their success. This was also why Star Masters were so rare in the Star Field.
Throughout history, many peerless Third-Order Origin Kings had died while attempting to refine Star Sources.
If it were not for the Star Source on the floating continent being newly born and not yet very powerful, as well as the fact that his thread of Divine Sense had already merged together with it, Yang Kai wouldn’t have dared to attempt this.
This was different from when he refined Shadowed Star’s Source. Yang Yan had helped him at the time so there was not any danger, but this time, he could only rely on himself.
Fortunately, Yang Kai had a lot of confidence because he possessed the Star Refining Art.
The Star Refining Art was something he brought out of the Emperor Garden and was a Secret Technique specifically designed to refine Star Sources. It was with the help of this Secret Technique that Little Senior Sister had been able to become the Star Master of Tong Xuan Realm.
With a sway of his Soul Avatar, Yang Kai rushed into the Star Source in front of him, not facing any obstacles or resistance along the way. Instead, Yang Kai felt that his Soul was being wrapped in a mass of warm water, making him feel extremely comfortable.
Yang Kai rejoiced when feeling this as it meant that the mark he left on this Star Source was not rejecting his Soul.
It seemed that everything would go well.
Silently, he began to execute the Star Refining Art to refine the Source around him.
Time passed little by little, and the light from the Star Source underwent a mysterious and profound change.
The process itself was quite simple. When his Soul Avatar reached a certain degree of agreement with the Star Source, all Yang Kai had to do was change his hand seal and begin to draw some of the Star Source’s strength into his body.
As long as this Star Source’s strength was incorporated into his body, the refinement would be complete and he would become the Star Master of this continent!
But the moment he began to draw in the Star Source’s power, a different force suddenly erupted from within Yang Kai’s body. This force was many times stronger and more terrifying than the Source strength of the floating continent.
Under the interference of this force, the docile Source strength from the floating continent became disordered and thrashed about, completely escaping Yang Kai’s control.
“Not good!” Yang Kai cried out as his eyes shot open and he hurriedly retrieved his Soul Avatar.
*Wa…*
With a loud cough, Yang Kai spat out a mouthful of blood as his breathing became turbulent and his face went as pale as paper.
Only after taking a few breaths was he able to suppress his rioting Saint Qi and vitality.
Looking at the source in front of him, Yang Kai frowned, “How could this be?”
Refining the floating continent’s Source had been progressing quite smoothly, and as long as Yang Kai could absorb some of it into himself, he would be finished, but now he had actually fallen short at the last step.
Yang Kai calmed down, and recalling the scene he just witnessed, his brow furrowing as he muttered, “Could it be that the power from two Sources can’t coexist?”
At that moment, he clearly felt Shadowed Star’s Source Strength burst out from his body, like a bird guarding its nest, forcing the floating continent’s Source Strength back.
This caused Yang Kai to be injured by the backlash.
“Source Strength is like the physical manifestation of a Cultivation Star’s World Principles, and each Cultivation Star can only have one set of World Principles, so a person…”
“I’ve already refined Shadowed Star’s Source Strength, which means my body is now closely connected with Shadowed Star’s World Principals. It’s likely difficult, if not impossible to accommodate other World Principals now…”
“En, that must be it!”
As he thought about it for a while, Yang Kai came to his own conclusions about the situation. Although this was just his speculation, he believed that it was at least close to the truth.
It was precisely because he had already refined Shadowed Star’s Source that he could not refine the floating continent’s Source this time.
From this point of view, there never having been a cultivator who was Star Master of two Cultivation Stars in the history of the Star Field was not because these past Origin Kings were not strong enough, but rather because it was simply impossible.
After understanding this point, Yang Kai’s could not help feeling quite depressed.
This situation was akin to a starving man sitting before a feast but being unable to eat anything, a helpless and depressing prospect.
Did he have no choice but to abandon this Heaven-sent opportunity?
Without even mentioning that the floating continent’s Star Source had just been born and was far easier to refine than a developed Cultivation Star’s, this Star Source was already marked with his Soul aura, so it fully met the requirements for him to refine. This was a rare opportunity, one would not come across in ten thousand years. Yang Kai simply was not willing to give up on the Star Source in front of him.
However, his body could not accommodate another Star Source, which made him helpless.
Yang Kai sat on the spot and healed his wounds while racking his brain to think of a way around this problem.
Even after thinking about it for a long time though, he couldn’t think up a good solution, frustrating him deeply…
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and the irritability in his eyes gradually cleared, giving way to a shining brightness. The more he thought about it, the bigger his smile became.
“I’m so stupid, how could I have not thought of this sooner,” Yang Kai smacked his head.
The next moment, he waved his hand and summoned his Stone Puppet and Firebird.
“What are Master’s orders?” Liu Yan appeared and asked in her usual cold tone.
“You two, see if either of you can swallow this thing. Whoever can swallow it can go ahead. If both of you can, split it in half!” Yang Kai pointed at the Star Source in front of him and said lightly.
Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan were his biggest helpers, and both had strength equivalent to an Origin King, so if they could swallow this Star Source, it would definitely be of great help to them.
Since he could not refine it, he would simply let his two helpers give it a try. If they could succeed, it would still be a big boost to him.
Liu Yan heard this, turned her head towards the Source, and a flash of fear appeared in the depths of her beautiful eyes the next instant as she shook her head in amazement, “Master, although I don’t know what this thing is, I’m afraid I cannot swallow it. It has a strange strength permeating it that is too profound, and if I swallow it rashly, I’ll certainly be destroyed by it.”
“En, it’s Principal Strength,” Yang Kai nodded and explained.
Liu Yan was an Artifact Spirit, so she wasn’t very knowledgeable and naturally didn’t recognize the Star Source, but her instincts were incredibly sharp, so she knew at a glance what was dangerous for her.
The Star Source in front of her gave Liu Yan a distinct sense of danger.
Principal Strength was profound and mysterious, so how could Liu Yan dare to swallow it rashly?
Not only did Liu Yan react like this, even Xiao Xiao, who always acted a bit dull, just stared at the Star Source in front of him with his pair of small eyes but did not move.
In the past, when Yang Kai allowed him to swallow something, Xiao Xiao would charge forward and swallow it whole. In any case, this was part of his innate talents, a Divine Ability that allowed Xiao Xiao to swallow practically anything.
Now though, he was hesitating, undoubtedly because he felt threatened by this Star Source.
Xiao Xiao was able to swallow the Ore Star’s Source because the Ore Star had already died and its Source had been fragmented, leaving behind only some remnants which were not too powerful. But the floating continent’s Source was complete and although it was newly formed, Xiao Xiao was definitely not able to consume it.
Seeing their appearances, Yang Kai immediately knew that the two of them were powerless and lightly said, “If that’s the case, you can go back.”
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan were put away again.
Next, the Golden Stone Puppet appeared in front of Yang Kai.
Stone Puppet Embodiment!
Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan were not able to swallow this Star Source, but Yang Kai wasn’t too concerned because there was still his Embodiment. The reason why Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan were called out first was because Yang Kai wanted to give them an opportunity to enhance their strength.
Since they were powerless, Yang Kai could only bring out his Embodiment.
Even if his own body could not accommodate two sources, wouldn’t it be fine if he just used a different body to refine it?
Moreover, with his Soul Clone attached to his Embodiment, it was equivalent to his second self, so it would obviously fit perfectly with the Soul Brand which was already integrated into the Star Source.
After Yang Kai sent his Soul Clone into the Embodiment, the latter opened its eyes, which quickly went from dull to bright and active.
Yang Kai controlled the Embodiment, sat it down in front of the source, and repeated his actions from before to display the Star Refining Art.
Time passed as the expression on Yang Kai’s true body remained extremely solemn.
Although he felt that his idea was not wrong, he didn’t dare say so for certain until the results came out. If even the Embodiment could not refine this Star Source, he could only reluctantly give up.
His next recourse would be to allow his relatives and friends to try to refine it to see if they could grab hold of this opportunity; however, they would need to wait until they became strong enough, at least Origins Kinds, and only the Heavens knew how long that would take.
After a long silence, Yang Kai, who was paying close attention to the Embodiment and the movement of the Star Source, raised his eyes and his face showed a look of ecstasy as a burst of hearty laughter escaped from his lips.
At that moment, the Star Source’s strength was being drawn into the Embodiment at a slow and subtle speed, without any repulsion.
[It worked!]
Sure enough, his hypothesis had been correct, the reason why his true body was unable to refine it was because the two Source Strengths were unable to coexist in a single body, so all he needed to do to solve the problem was change bodies.
His Embodiment was equivalent to his other self, so if the Embodiment became Star Master of the floating continent, it was equivalent to him becoming Star Master of the floating continent.
Although it was not quite the same, this way, Yang Kai would still be the Star Master of two Stars.
Tsk tsk… If the truth was spread, it would likely cause a sensation across the entire Star Field.
Yang Kai was in a great mood but he quickly collected himself and didn’t dare act careless, paying even closer attention to the movement of his Embodiment.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, and only after enough of the Source Strength poured into his Embodiment would the process be complete.
It is just… this process was a bit slow.
Yang Kai was somewhat dissatisfied observing this.
According to his estimations, it would take at least one or two months for the Embodiment to finish refining this Source while it had just been the blink of an eye for him to become Star Master of Shadowed Star back then.
However, this was because Yang Yan directly sent Shadowed Star’s Source into his body. The two processes could not be compared.
“Fine, I can spend the time on Alchemy instead!” There was no point in waiting here doing nothing, so Yang Kai stood up, pushed his Space Force, and disappeared.
There was no need to pay attention to his Embodiment as all that was left was to wait for the process to finish. Instead, Yang Kai figured he could take this opportunity to refine a few Spirit Pills.
His cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the Origin Returning Realm a while ago, so even back in the Severed World Yang Kai felt he had an opportunity to break through; however, at that time, the situation was quite dangerous, so he had to forcibly suppress this impulse.
The floating continent on the contrary was extremely safe and the World Principles were also complete. It was the perfect place to make a breakthrough and performing Alchemy could help trigger that breakthrough.
Yang Kai’s gains in the Severed World this time were not small.
After a while, Yang Kai arrived above the floating continent, spread out his Divine Sense, and after scanning around for a moment, he flew off.
Ten breaths later, Yang Kai appeared again.
Lu Gui Chen, who had been waiting in place, was shocked to see Yang Kai suddenly appear and he quickly ran over, holding the Space Ring in both hands with a flattering smile on his face and said, “Young Hero, everything is inside. Please take a look to make sure you are satisfied.”
After seeing Yang Kai’s methods, Lu Gui Chen had completely submitted, not daring to act disobediently.
“En,” Yang Kai faintly responded before taking the ring and sweeping it with his Divine Sense, raising his brow a moment later to look at Lu Gui Chen with a smile, “Your harvest these past few years has been quite good. “
“Haha…” Lu Gui Chen gave a dry smile, “I had nothing to do here except cultivate, so I wandered about often.”
“And you collected every precious herb you came across?”
“Young Hero is wise!”
“Idiot!” Yang Kai angrily cursed.
“Huh?” Lu Gui Chen looked up in amazement.
“You fool!” Yang Kai wore a sullen look, “You’re also an Origin Realm master, so how could you not know you can’t just collect herbs at will? Without being able to preserve these things properly, their medicinal efficacies will all pass quickly. Just look at these herbs, some of them are already half dead! How are you supposed to use them now? Seriously how stupid are you!”
Yang Kai was truly angered.
There were indeed a lot of herbs in the ring, and many of them were Origin King Grade, but because they were not preserved properly, all of them had a lot of their medicinal efficacies leak out, causing their value to shrink greatly.
Any Alchemist who saw this scene would be furious.
Lu Gui Chen received this harsh scolding but did not dare to say anything, simply forcing himself to keep the stiff smile on his face.
Yang Kai eventually sighed, knowing that he could not blame Lu Gui Chen for everything. If he had at least a Space Ring, although a lot of medicinal efficacies would still have been wasted, the situation would not have been so bad. However, back then, everyone’s Space Ring had been taken away by Gui Zu.
As such, Gui Zu bore some responsibility for this matter.
Although some herbs medicinal efficacies had passed greatly, there was still a massive number of rare and precious ingredients so it was still not a small gain.
“You’re not hiding anything, are you?” Yang Kai squinted at Lu Gui Chen.
“I wouldn’t dare!” Lu Gui Chen was taken aback and waved his hand quickly. People under the eaves had to lower their heads, so how could he dare deceive Yang Kai here? Lu Gui Chen quickly swore a vow that if he was hiding anything the Heavens should strike him down.
“Good, then there’s nothing more for you to do here, leave,” Yang Kai waved his hand impatiently.
But Lu Gui Chen stood there and didn’t move, looking at Yang Kai expectantly, as if he was hesitant to speak.
“What else is there?”
“Young Hero…that, that, that Source…”
“Is that something you’re qualified to ask about?” Yang Kai’s face sank and the chill from his eyes increased sharply as an invisible burst of Spiritual Energy left his forehead.
Lu Gui Chen instantly took a hard hit as his Knowledge Sea defences were torn apart, causing a splitting headache which made him stagger back and forth as his face paled.
After suffering this blow, Lu Gui Chen was shocked and immediately understood that his previous speculations were true. If Yang Kai really wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as killing a chicken or a dog…
Looking up, there was no trace of Yang Kai in front of him and he had no idea when the latter had even left.
With a wry smile, Lu Gui Chen hurriedly sat down cross-legged and began circulating his Secret Art to heal his injuries.
At a certain spot on the floating continent, atop a beautiful mountain surrounded by clear waters, Yang Kai leisurely appeared.
“The scenery here is quite good, en, this will do,” He muttered to himself before releasing a few Blood Beasts and dispersing them around to stand guard.
Lu Gui Chen was the only one on this floating continent besides him, but Yang Kai could not be certain the former would not come to disturb him rashly, so just in case he released a few Blood Beasts to guard the perimeter.
Next, Yang Kai summoned his Purple Origin Furnace which he always used for Alchemy and began looking through the herbs in his Space Ring.
“What pill should I refine?” Yang Kai’s Divine Sense scanned his Space Ring.
This time, performing Alchemy was mainly to inspire a breakthrough, so it did not really matter what pill he refined, all Yang Kai needed was the act of Alchemy to adjust his mental state.
“Purple Sun Grass, Hundred Leaves Lotus… oh, there’s even a Pure Heart Fruit in here. En, I have all the ingredients necessary for the Enlightenment Pill. After my breakthrough, I can take it to consolidate my realm,” Soon, Yang Kai made a decision.
Seeing that he had all the ingredients to refine the Enlightenment Pill, and it would soon be useful to him, he decided to go with it.
Taking out all kinds of herbs one by one and setting them down beside himself, Yang Kai stretched out his hand and placed it onto his Purple Origin Furnace.
Conflagrated Spiritual Energy instantly poured out, warming the Purple Origin Furnace rapidly.
Each of the herbs was then methodically placed into the pill furnace as Yang Kai adjusted the intensity of his Conflagrated Spiritual Energy to refine them. Yang Kai entered the Alchemic Way after receiving the True Alchemic Way back in the Great Han Dynasty, after which he had been taught a bit by Old Man Li in Tong Xuan Realm. Then, he had inherited the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture which contained the most profound Alchemy techniques in the Star Field.
In addition, he had many discussions with Xia Ning Chang on the Alchemic Way, so his accomplishments in Alchemy were not small.
Forming various seals with his hands as he focused his Spiritual Energy into the Purple Origin Furnace, numerous Spirit Arrays were portrayed, destroyed, and replaced in rapid succession. Yang Kai quickly became extremely focused as the rest of the world seemed to fade away as he dedicated himself to his Alchemy.
Even his aura began to meld with the surrounding world, as if he had become one with it.
The process of refining a Spirit Pill was complicated and complex. One could not just condense medicinal liquids and push them together inside a pill furnace.
How much heat to use and when, what kind of Spirit Arrays to portray at what time, what Alchemy methods needed to be applied at which points, every step needed to be executed flawlessly as even a single misstep could lead to failure. Even if one managed to remedy the situation and refine a pill, that pill would always suffer a loss in quality.
Alchemy was a perfect way to focus one’s mind and temper their perseverance.
Yang Kai’s Conflagrated Knowledge Sea gave him a distinct advantage in Alchemy, so the time and energy he required to refine pills was much shorter than ordinary Alchemists.
This was only boosted further by the restorative function of his Seven Coloured Soul Warming Lotus and his powerful Spiritual Energy. Yang Kai was able to use his Conflagrated Spiritual Energy unscrupulously as a result.
As time passed slowly, a percolating sound began to emerge from the Purple Origin Furnace as the various precious medicinal liquids interacted with one another and underwent miraculous transformations.
A faint medicinal scent began to waft from the furnace, one that was incredibly refreshing, a clear sign the pill had begun to condense.
Yang Kai’s expression became more solemn as he waved his hand and a Blood Beast that had been guarding the perimeter transformed into a Golden Blood Thread and shot back into his hand.
The Golden Blood Thread danced atop Yang Kai’s fingers like a golden-red wisp.
As it danced, the Golden Blood Thread gradually reverted to its golden colour as a red mist was extracted from it.
From this red mist, the roar of a beast rang out as it transformed into the indistinct shape of a Monster Beast.
“Don’t make trouble, using you for Alchemy is the best you could hope for, now behave,” Yang Kai stretched out his hand to catch the red mist and said with a light smile.
The red mist seemed to perceive its peril and not only refused to settle down but resisted even more fervently.
Yang Kai coldly snorted before directly tossing the red mist into the pill furnace.
In the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture, it was written that a pill can only become a Spirit Pill if it has spirituality!
Yang Kai spent a long time contemplating this before enlightenment hit him and he was able to comprehend its meaning.
A pill could not obtain a spirit spontaneously unless it was preserved for an extremely long time and placed in an environment with extremely strong spiritual energy. Taking advantage of favourable conditions and an advantageous environment, after hundreds or thousands of years, even a pill could form its own Pill Spirit.
So, since a pill couldn’t form a spirit on its own otherwise, one would need to infuse spirituality into it during its refinement.
The simplest way to achieve this was to use a Monster Beast’s Monster Core as a Pill Spirit!
A Monster Beast’s Monster Core contained the Spiritual Essence of a Monster Beast, which could serve as a Pill Spirit.
Although Yang Kai did not have any High-Grade Monster Cores on hand, he had his Blood Beasts.
Blood Beasts could also be used as Pill Spirits!
In order to refine this Origin King Grade Spirit, a Pill Spirit was indispensable, so Yang Kai could only use one of his Blood Beasts. As a result, the number of Blood Beasts he possessed reduced by one; but compared with the Enlightenment Pill, it was still a bargain.
The blood mist was thrown into the Purple Origin Furnace and, instantly, a phenomenal chain reaction occurred, causing a deep and profound rumbling.
“You still want to resist!” Yang Kai’s expression sank as he quickly formed a new set of seals to suppress the riot.
Worthy of the Soul of a Ninth-Order Monster Beast, it took Yang Kai a few dozen breaths to completely stabilize.
The fragrance filling the air grew more and more intense.
*Dong dong dong…*
At the same time, Yang Kai felt the Saint Qi in his body begin to fluctuate and pulse loudly.
“Is it time?” His eyes flickered, knowing that this kind of movement was an early sign that he had reached the threshold of a breakthrough.
But right now, his Spirit Pill was about to form, so he did not want to give up on it either.
Forming a new set of seals, Yang Kai used the Pill Condensing Technique recorded in the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture.
The furnace’s vibrations grew stronger still and it was not until after Yang Kai formed a few hundred seals that they began to die down and instead a rolling, clinking sound emerged from the Purple Origin Furnace.
“Ha!” Yang Kai shouted and slapped his palm onto the Purple Origin Furnace. The next moment, three rays of light shot out from the furnace and fled in three different directions.
“Haha, want to run? In your dreams!” Yang Kai laughed loudly as his figure flickered and he quickly captured all three pills, placing each one into its own pre-prepared jade bottle.
From one set of Alchemy ingredients, he had condensed three pills. This was an accomplishment not seen before in the Star Field.
Even for those famous Alchemy Grandmasters, no matter how superb their techniques were, a single set of ingredients could at most produce a single pill.
But Yang Kai had broken that common sense today.
The ancient Alchemy techniques recorded in the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture were utterly amazing.
Perhaps in ancient times, there were peerless geniuses in the Alchemic Way that could also accomplish this, but as time passed, such magical Alchemy techniques had been lost to history, leading to the current situation where Alchemists could only refine one pill per set of ingredients.
*Hong long long…*
High up in the sky, a muffled thunder-like sound suddenly rang out.
Yang Kai looked up and saw dark clouds gathering above his head, like a black night that pressed down on him heavily.
From the black cloud, a terrifying aura of destruction radiated, one that seemed capable of annihilating the floating continent.
This was just the beginning though as a massive amount of aura from the surrounding area poured into the black cloud, constantly increasing its volume.
Yang Kai’s expression grew solemn.
This time, the World Energy baptism he needed to endure to break through to the next Great Realm, from Origin Returning Realm to Origin King Realm, would certainly be different.
After observing for a moment, Yang Kai waved his hand and spread out countless Saint Crystals before sending out a punch.
“Shatter!”
With a rumble, the tens of millions of Saint Crystals exploded into dust and all the energy contained with them flooded the surrounding region.
In the blink of an eye, the richness of the World Energy aura in a ten-kilometre radius around Yang Kai soared upwards.
A large amount of World Energy was needed for this breakthrough, and although the floating continent’s World Energy was quite rich, Yang Kai did not take any chances and had not hesitated to use up millions of Saint Crystals to enhance the environment.
Even after raising the level of the World Energy aura, Yang Kai did not stop.
With another wave of his hand, several hexagonal-shaped stones containing a calm but profound aura were arranged in a circle around his body.
There were a hundred of these stones and each one was giving off a subtle energy field.
Domain Stones!
Many of the Domain Stones Yang Kai possessed were distributed to his close relatives and friends, but he kept a number for himself. Now that he was about to break through to the Origin King Realm, he would not be stingy.
He hoped that by absorbing the energy from these Domain Stones at the same time he broke through, it would enhance his perception and understanding of Domain.
With a single thought, Yang Kai released all his Blood Beasts, along with Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan before issuing them an order, “Spread out and secure the area within thirty kilometres of this spot. If anyone attempts to intrude, kill them!”
Yang Kai made this move mainly to guard against Lu Gui Chen. If that bastard were to interfere with his breakthrough, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The next moment, the Blood Beasts and Stone Puppet scattered, leaving only Liu Yan, who took a moment to look up at the dark clouds in the sky before leaving with a look of fear and worry on her face.
She could perceive how terrifying this World Energy baptism was going to be and knew that, even with her current strength, she would not be able to withstand it easily.
“What’s happening now? Is this damned place going to be destroyed?” Lu Gui Chen rushed towards the spot where Yang Kai was breaking through.
He had only managed to recover slightly from his injuries when his eyes were forced open by the sudden change in the floating continent’s atmosphere. Thunder boomed and black clouds covered the sky while the ground trembled beneath his feet.
Completely stunned, Lu Gui Chen did not know what was going on and could only trace the disturbance to its source to try to find out what had happened.
As he rushed forward, he saw the black clouds in the sky growing ever larger as terrifying bolts of lightning shuttled back and forth like great dragons.
The scene was truly frightening.
After flying a few hundred kilometres, Lu Gui Chen’s eyes flashed as he suddenly ran across a strange Monster Beast that had a bloody glow about it that barred his way forward.
Lu Gui Chen was taken aback and stopped quickly because he saw that this Monster Beast’s pupils radiated a malicious light, as if it was warning him to go no further.
He believed if he continued, this Blood Beast would definitely strike out at him mercilessly.
The Blood Beasts belonged to Yang Kai, and he knew this, so Lu Gui Chen only had to think a little before realizing that the current situation on the floating continent was related to Yang Kai.
Was this the result of him trying to refine the Star Source? Lu Gui Chen speculated wildly in his mind, but to no avail.
After hesitating for a moment, he soared up into the air, stood at a high altitude and looked forward.
Yang Kai’s figure immediately appeared in his eyes, and although they were still separated by about thirty kilometres, Lu Gui Chen was now a Second-Order Origin Returning Realm master, so he was able to see the situation clearly.
“This… aren’t these the signs of a breakthrough?” Lu Gui Chen exclaimed in amazement, his whole body shaking.
Yang Kai was a Third-Order Origin Realm cultivator, so if he were to make a breakthrough… didn’t that mean he would become an Origin King?!
When the three words ‘Origin King Realm’ came to Lu Gui Chen’s mind, it was like a bolt of lightning struck him and he nearly fell from the sky in shock.
The Origin King Realm! That was the peak of the Star Field. Lu Gui Chen could hardly believe that he would be able to witness a cultivator break through to the Origin King Realm with his own eyes one day. Only after biting his tongue hard enough that he felt pain did Lu Gui Chen confirm he wasn’t dreaming or witnessing some kind of hallucination.
Several dozen years ago, the Origin King Realm was an unreachable summit in his eyes. Back then, a random look from an Origin King would have been enough to extinguish his Soul.
Even today, several dozen years later, Lu Gui Chen still had a sense of awe and terror towards the Origin King Realm.
With the improvement of his strength, he could better understand just how towering the Origin King Realm was.
[This little brat is so young, yet he was about to make a breakthrough to the Origin King Realm? When I saw him back then, he was just an insignificant Saint that I could seal casually…]
The past was as fleeting as smoke, but it was also vivid.
If this boy could break through at this time, he would definitely be the youngest Origin King in the entire Star Field, an unprecedented achievement that could only be described as shocking the ancient and dazzling the present!
Lu Gui Chen bit his tongue again to put away these chaotic thoughts before flying down to the ground and sitting down cross-legged.
He knew that being able to witness this was definitely an opportunity for him.
Observing the breakthrough of an Origin King at such a close distance was not a chance that could be encountered casually. If he could learn something from this baptism, his cultivation would surely become smoother in the future.
As such, Lu Gui Chen made the decisive decision to observe everything that transpired next.
The power of the black clouds in the sky became stronger and stronger, and when the atmosphere reached a certain peak, there was a sudden crackling and a jet-black stream of light, like a descending dragon, fell from the sky.
Yang Kai’s muffled snort rang out as the entire continent trembled under this impact.
“This…” Lu Gui Chen was shocked and exclaimed, “So terrifying?”
Every time a cultivator broke through to a new Great Realm, they would receive a World Energy baptism that was in some senses a test given to them by the ambient World Principles.
As an Origin Returning Realm cultivator, Lu Gui Chen had experienced multiple World Energy baptisms before.
He had also broken through to the Origin Returning Realm in this place less than thirty years ago.
But at that time, the intensity of the baptism was far, far less than the bolt of black lightning he just witnessed.
And that was only the first strike. As the baptism continued, the following strikes would only grow stronger and more terrifying!
“If it was me, would I have survived?” Lu Gui Chen could not help thinking, putting himself in Yang Kai’s position and imagining what he would do if he were to try to endure such a terrifying blast of raw power as a Third-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator.
The answer was simple…
He could not! It was absolutely impossible, and even if he was lucky enough to survive the first strike, the second or third would surely take his life!
Thinking so, Lu Gui Chen’s aura suddenly became disordered as his Martial Heart, which had always been filled with deep determination, began to falter.
*Kacha…*
The second baptism bolt struck, and although the jet black beam of energy physically struck Yang Kai’s body, it always seemed to pierce the flaws in Lu Gui Chen’s mind several dozen kilometres away.
*Wa…*
Lu Gui Chen opened his mouth and coughed up blood after which his entire aura began to deflate.
His cultivation began to regress at a speed visible to the naked eye, Second-Order Origin Returning Realm, First-Order Origin Returning Realm, Third-Order Saint King…
Finally, it stopped at the Second-Order Saint King!
There was a saying: If you don’t seek death, you won’t die!
Lu Gui Chen wanted to observe and emulate Yang Kai’s breakthrough in order to gain some benefits, which was not a bad idea in its own right, but what he didn’t know was that the baptism Yang Kai was experiencing was far different from that of an ordinary cultivator. The World Energy baptism Yang Kai needed to withstand was several times more intense than an average cultivator.
This time, it was even more exaggerated as he was breaking through to the Origin King Realm. Even Yang Kai himself had been wary of the baptism he would have to face today, so what did a trivial Lu Gui Chen count for?
Lu Gui Chen was far too presumptuous to think of placing himself in Yang Kai’s position. It was simply a self-inflicted trauma.
One’s Martial Heart should only grow stronger after each setback if one wanted to continue to advance on the path of cultivation! Lu Gui Chen had questioned himself and his Martial Heart, so he had suffered devastating consequences.
The only reason he survived was that his Martial Heart had collapsed too quickly.
If his indecision had continued much longer, he would likely have died on the spot.
Sitting dumbly on the spot, Lu Gui Chen could no longer give birth to any other thoughts, not even reacting to his realm regressing to the point it was at several dozen years ago.
His eyes were dull, with no trace of light within them.
At the same time.
Outside the space where the floating continent existed, in the Chaotic Abyss.
It had not been long since Yang Kai had disappeared, but Zi Long and his son were already becoming impatient and irritable.
Gui Zu on the other hand wore a leisurely expression as he relaxed.
Although Xue Yue had received Gui Zu’s guarantee that Yang Kai was safe and sound, she was unable to calm herself and leaned over and asked softly, “Senior, it’s been almost ten days yet there’s been no movement at all.”
“And what movement do you want to see?” Gui Zu glanced at her with a grin. “He’s very safe where he is, or what, do you want him to run out right now?”
“No,” Xue Yue waved her hands quickly, “As long as he’s safe, I can feel relieved, it’s just…”
“Relax, I know what you’re worried about, but didn’t this old master already promise you? That damned place was able to trap this old master for two thousand years, but it cannot hold Yang Kai. When he wants to leave, he will naturally come out, and when he does, this old master will be sure to convey your concern to him.”
“Senior…” Xue Yue flushed with shame and stomped her feet repeatedly.
“I can’t wait here too long,” Ni Guang frowned to the side, “There are too many things waiting for my attention back in the Chamber of Commerce, so this old master cannot remain here indefinitely. If this old master leaves, Old Ghost, can you fight Zi Long one on one?”
“Are you looking down on me?” Gui Zu coldly snorted, “Zi Long isn’t worth a fart to me.”
“Even if you can tie down Zi Long, when that boy Yang Kai runs out, Xu Wei and Kong Fa will definitely focus on him, and there’s only one of you, so what do you plan to do at that time?”
Gui Zu frowned.
This was exactly what he was worried about.
If Ni Guang left and Yang Kai came out, there would still be three Origin Kings on Zi Long’s side. While Gui Zu was confident he could entangle Zi Long and Xu Wei, who were severely injured and weakened, but could Yang Kai deal with Kong Fa on his own?
Kong Fa was currently standing on Zi Long’s side. Only the Heavens knew what kind of benefits Zi Long promised him to achieve this.
It was a serious headache…
What Gui Zu hoped for most was that Yang Kai remained hidden. He did not believe that Zi Long could remain here forever; after all, how could the Sect Master of Purple Star have so much free time?
“Hm?” Ni Guang frowned suddenly as he stared towards a certain place, “That’s…”
“Something’s wrong. What’s happening?” Gui Zu also muttered.
On the other side, the three Origin Kings, Zi Long, Xu Wei, and Kong Fa also noticed an anomaly and stared towards a certain spot where space seemed to be distorting and a violent power was burst forth from.
“What’s going on?” Ni Guang looked puzzled and turned to Gui Zu, hoping he could explain.
“Why are you asking this old master?” Gui Zu coldly snorted. Although he had been trapped on the floating continent for two thousand years, he did not know much about the situation outside of it.
“Is there going to be a Chaotic Vortex?” Xue Yue asked in surprise.
When these words came out, Gui Zu and Ni Guang both shivered.
The Chaotic Vortex was not an anomaly one could rush into casually. If a Chaotic Vortex was about to occur, they would all need to escape. Gui Zu had been sucked in by a Chaotic Vortex and landed on the floating continent alive once, but it was not an experience he was willing to go through again. If his luck wasn’t as good this time, he would be torn apart by the chaotic energy and be reduced to dust.
“Look!” Xue Yue suddenly pointed, “There seems to be some movement over there.”
Through the flickering cracks in space, some unbelievable scenes were vaguely visible to everyone’s eyes.
“That’s… how is that damned place visible?” Gui Zu almost bit his tongue. Although the cracks were extremely small and unstable, Gui Zu was still able to see a scenery resembling the floating continent.
“That’s where Yang Kai went?” Xue Yue asked in surprise.
“En, if this old master isn’t mistaken, it should be, but… do you hear something?” Gui Zu looked at Ni Guang and Xue Yue.
Xue Yue shook her head, but Ni Guang wore a solemn expression and nodded, “There’s a vague sound of thunder and the aura coming from those cracks… tss, is that boy trying to break through?”
“You mean… this movement was caused by his World Energy baptism?” Gui Zu’s expression changed.
“Isn’t it?” Ni Guang asked back.
“It looks like it, but that damned place is an isolated, independent world! Even if Yang Kai was trying to break through to the Origin King Realm, could he really cause such a massive disturbance that it could be seen across worlds?” Gui Zu face twitched, still stunned by the words that left his lips after he spoke them.
Others may not necessarily be able to create such a scene, but that did not automatically mean Yang Kai couldn’t.
He was proficient in the Dao of Space, so if he really was breaking through to the Origin King Realm, disturbing the boundaries between two independent spaces might be possible.
“If that’s really the case, then this boy is in danger,” Ni Guang quickly said.
“What do you mean?” Xue Yue was shocked as her pretty face turned white.
“The energy is too terrifying, I don’t know if he can withstand it,” Ni Guang frowned and replied.
When one attempted to break through to the Origin King Realm, if they were unable to withstand the accompanying baptism, the consequences would be severe. This was vastly different from break thoughts in lower Great Realms. Even if someone attempted to break through and failed, while there was danger, it would not be serious.
However, once one failed to break through to the Origin King Realm, there would only be one of two results: crippling losses, or death!
And the probability of the latter was more than eighty percent!
While Ni Guang and Gui Zu were discussing, on the other side, Zi Long, Xu Wei, and Kong Fa were also pointing at the same place and had come to a similar conclusion, that Yang Kai was breaking through to the Origin King Realm!
Zi Long’s face had turned blue from gloom.
He was not afraid that Yang Kai’s breakthrough would succeed, because even if he did, he would still only be a First-Order Origin King, nothing to worry about in Zi Long’s eyes.
What Zi Long was worried about was that Yang Kai would fail!
If this little brat died inside that strange space, how could Zi Long obtain the Immortal Tree?
“That bastard!” Zi Long shouted angrily while ironically hoping Yang Kai would succeed.
Floating in the Chaotic Abyss, all kinds of strange phenomena continued without end, keeping everyone on edge as they watched and wondered whether Yang Kai would encounter any accidents.
This situation lasted for a full day before the turbulent space gradually stabilized and the faint sound of thunder gradually dissipated.
“Did he succeed?” Xue Yue was as anxious as an ant on a hot wok, wishing she could rush into that floating continent to get a closer look.
Ni Guang and Gui Zu wore solemn and unreadable expressions as they held their silence.
By now, the results of this breakthrough had been decided, but from where they stood, they couldn’t infer whether Yang Kai had succeeded or not. All they could do was wait anxiously.
On the floating continent, a massive pit had appeared in the place where Yang Kai had attempted his breakthrough, and the surrounding landscape had been destroyed.
In the centre of the pit, a dark figure sat upright on the ground. Who else could it be but Yang Kai?
A burnt smell filled the surroundings.
“Wasn’t that a bit too much?!” Yang Kai looked up at the sky as his face twitched. He felt pain all over his body, as if the bones had been shattered and his flesh had been ground to paste. Every single movement he made was agonizing as each of his nerves felt like they were on fire.
The baptism he faced to reach the Origin King Realm had been far more violent than he expected!
On his cultivation journey, each time Yang Kai had broken through to a new Great Realm, he had crossed a life-threatening experience, but he almost died this time.
Even his Five Elements Indestructible Sword Tempering Art was almost shattered by the torrent of World Energy, and he was forced to use his Dragon Transformation Secret Technique to withstand the final moments.
At this moment, his Dragon Transformation Secret Technique had yet to be withdrawn, so his right arm was covered in pieces of Dragon Scales while his right hand had taken on the appearance of a dragon claw. Even so, the scales on this dragon arm had been torn and bloodied.
Yang Kai was in a miserable position, but as soon as he sensed his current state, he could not help grinning widely.
Origin King Realm!
After many years, he had finally set foot into the Origin King Realm.
Feeling the surging power in his body and his new, completely different comprehension of the Heavenly Way and Martial Dao, Yang Kai felt that all the suffering he just endured had been worthwhile.
Making the leap from the Origin Returning Realm to the Origin King Realm was like stepping into a completely new world.
After taking a rest for a while, Yang Kai struggled to his feet, holding back the pain he felt, took out a handful of pills from his Space Ring, and without even checking what they were, stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them wildly.
Focusing his mind, Yang Kai began to connect his Soul, body, and Dantian…
This was undoubtedly the best time to consolidate his cultivation, so he was not willing to miss it.
The Dragon Scales on his right arm quickly retreated and a faint golden light began to emerge. Yang Kai’s wounds began repairing themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye while a powerful vitality pulsed from his figure.
The golden light became more and more radiant until the place where Yang Kai stood was completely shrouded in it, making it impossible to see his figure.
The activity of his Golden Blood was now countless times stronger than before.
One day later, the golden light dissipated, revealing Yang Kai’s intrepid physique.
His exposed regions were covered in a layer of dried-up blood, but with just a shake, Yang Kai shattered this covering, exposing skin underneath that was as fresh and tender looking as a newborn’s.
“Oh, the Enlightenment Pill!” Yang Kai suddenly remembered something and quickly searched for it in his Space Ring, taking out a jade bottle and pouring out a Spirit Pill a moment later.
This was one of the three Enlightenment Pills he had refined before.
One of the three had formed Pill Veins, while the other two did not but were still extremely high quality.
“En, you,” Yang Kai naturally picked the Enlightenment Pill which formed Pill Veins and stuffed it into his mouth, where it quickly dissolved into pure medicinal essence that he used to enhance his comprehension of the Martial Dao.
The aura coming from his body became more refined and condensed as it seemed to resonate with the Heavenly Way around him…
After half a month, Yang Kai suddenly opened his eyes and let out a breath.
His eyes seemed clear but also ordinary, just like a mortal’s. Even his violent Saint Qi fluctuations from his breakthrough had been completely calmed.
“Not bad. Although my realm has not been completely consolidated, it’s not far off from it,” Yang Kai muttered to himself as he spread his Divine Sense and released a profound and mysterious strength into his surroundings.
Suddenly, within a radius of a thousand metres, space became viscous and innumerable tiny Void Cracks began to form.
Domain!
After breaking through to the Origin King Realm, Yang Kai’s Shi had finally evolved into Domain! And this Domain had incorporated his Space Force, making it more powerful than the Domain of an average Origin King.
In this Domain, he was the master!
It was for this reason that Origin Kings could so easily kill Origin Realm cultivators. An Origin Realm master could only use their Shi to influence and interfere with others, but an Origin King could use their Domain to manipulate the environment around them directly.
With a quick thought, his Domain dissipated and Yang Kai turned his head to look around before flying up into the sky and calling back his Blood Beasts as well as Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan.
A moment later, all the Blood Beasts flew back, turned into Golden Blood Threads, and returned to his body. Xiao Xiao also obediently returned to the Sealed World Bead while Liu Yan took a moment to observe Yang Kai before saying, “Congratulations on breaking through to the Origin King Realm, Master!”
“Haha, I was just lucky,” Yang Kai chuckled lightly, thought for a moment, then said. “You can rest assured, I will find a way to help your strength improve as well.”
Liu Yan’s eyes lit up as she respectfully bowed, “Many thanks, Master.”
As an Artifact Spirit, although she had managed to refine her natal Artifact Refining Furnace into her body, it would be almost impossible to increase her strength further unless she could swallow another existence like the Heaven Scorching Thunder Fire, enhancing herself would be quite difficult.
However, Yang Kai’s words put Liu Yan completely at ease.
Because Yang Kai still had the Sun’s True Essence!
As long as she could swallow more Sun’s True Fire, her strength would continue to rise.
“Alright, return to the Sealed World Bead for now. You know where I’ve placed the Sun’s True Essence, so swallow as much as you can, but be careful not to advance recklessly and harm yourself.”
“Yes!” Liu Yan was overjoyed and disappeared in a flash. The next moment, she appeared in the Sealed World Bead and quickly found where the Sun’s True Essence was. Immediately transforming into her Firebird appearance, she let out a joyful cry as she rushed over.
After dealing with this, Yang Kai turned his head and looked in one direction, frowned, and immediately teleported a few dozen kilometres away.
Lu Gui Chen was still sitting there, his expression pale and languid. After realizing the arrival of Yang Kai, he raised his head and gave a wry smile.
“Ignorant!” Yang Kai shook his head, understanding why Lu Gui Chen had wound up in such a state. Although Yang Kai had been breaking through, it did not mean he was completely ignorant of what was happening around him.
On the contrary, Lu Gui Chen losing confidence and nearly killing himself after witnessing the power of his baptism was clearly shown to Yang Kai from beginning to end.
To a cultivator, whether it was a physical wound or one on their Soul, no matter how severe, there would always be a way to recover, but if a cultivator’s Martial Heart collapsed, even the Great Emperor would be powerless to help them.
Because this was a wound to one’s own convictions, and only if one could overcome such a setback themselves could they recover.
Yang Kai wasn’t familiar with Lu Gui Chen, and instead had grudges between them. He was not even worthy of Yang Kai killing, so how could he spare any effort to comfort Lu Gui Chen now?
So after just a glance, Yang Kai ignored him.
Next, Yang Kai spread his Divine Sense out, extending it towards the inner depths of the floating continent.
He wanted to see how his Embodiment’s refinement of the Star Source was progressing.
His Embodiment refining the Star Source was something Yang Kai paid a great deal of attention to, because if he succeeded, he would become the first Star Master of two Cultivation Stars in the history of the Star Field.
While the status was not worth anything, the benefits he received after becoming a Star Master were significant.
After he broke through to the Origin King Realm just now, Yang Kai could clearly feel his connection with Shadowed Star grow much stronger, despite it being billions of kilometres away. What’s more, with the improvement of his cultivation, Shadowed Star would also obtain many benefits.
There was no doubt about this, but as for the specifics, he would first need to return to Shadowed Star to investigate.
Yang Kai released his Divine Sense and silently perceived the status of his Embodiment, but in the next moment, his expression became somewhat strange and he immediately flew up into the sky to get a full view of the floating continent from above. After a while, he visibly shook as he exclaimed, “What happened?”
Looking down at the floating continent incredulously, Yang Kai’s eyes bulged.
The situation had developed far beyond his wildest expectations. Yang Kai had never even imagined such a thing would happen when his Embodiment refined the floating continent’s Star Source.
It was not that his Embodiment’s refining wasn’t going well. On the contrary, according to the feedback he was receiving, refining the floating continent’s Source was already completed and his Embodiment had now become the Star Master of this place.
His Embodiment’s aura had also skyrocketed.
This was not the key thought. The key was that his Embodiment had somehow become completely integrated with the floating continent!
From what Yang Kai could tell, the entire floating continent below had become one with his Embodiment.
Looking at one end of the floating continent, a massive, half defined face had already begun to take shape.
On both sides of the floating continent, there also seemed to be signs of two arms being formed.
And at the far end, there were traces of two leg-like protrusions.
The current floating continent resembled a giant sleeping in the void.
*Gudong!*
Yang Kai was accustomed to witnessing great storms but seeing the scene below he couldn’t help gulping as cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
[What exactly is happening?]
Yang Kai’s thoughts were in chaos as what he was looking at right now far exceeded his realm of understanding.
Taking a deep breath and trying to calm his mood, Yang Kai closed his eyes once more to carefully perceive the situation of his Embodiment.
His Embodiment was still underground and did not seem to have changed greatly, but it was also true that it had been integrated into the floating continent, and under the influence of his Embodiment will, the very continent was being reshaped.
“It must be the innate Divine Ability of the Stone Puppet family! Does it want to swallow and refine the entire continent?” Yang Kai was really taken aback when he felt this feedback in his mind.
How terrifying a feat was this?
Although the floating continent was not very big compared to other Cultivation Stars, it was still two to three hundred thousand kilometres in diameter. If his Embodiment really could use the Stone Puppet’s innate ability to successfully refine it, then wouldn’t it become a world-sized giant that could reach the sky even while standing on the ground?
Such a massive stone giant would give anyone an extraordinary sense of pressure with just its physical form. Even if it faced an Origin King, they would likely only have the option: to escape.
Just thinking about it, was there anyone who could survive being struck by a fist that was bigger than a mountain?
“No one could!” Yang Kai felt like he was dreaming and was both surprised and happy.
What was shocking was how much his Embodiment had exceeded his expectations, and what he was happy about was that if the Embodiment succeeded, it would be able to provide him with great help, perhaps even more so than Xiao Xiao and Liu Yan.
The Embodiment’s will represented his own will, and although it was only his Soul Clone that was controlling the Embodiment, since the Embodiment had chosen to make such a move, it meant it had complete confidence in succeeding.
Circulating his Secret Art, Yang Kai completely calmed his mood as he waited in anticipation to see if the Embodiment could really succeed or whether all of this would be for nought.
*Hong long long…*
There was a loud rumble that rang out across the floating continent as the ground shook violently. As this shaking continued, a rhythmic pulse seemed to resound from its depths, like a giant heart was slowly beating.
With every beat, large masses of land were shaken off and dissipated into dust in the surrounding void.
Countless cracks and gullies appeared across the continent’s surface and extended deep into the ground.
It was like witnessing the continent approach the end of its existence and teeter on the brink of collapse.
Yang Kai’s expression grew solemn as he watched silently for a time before finally relaxing as he comprehended that, while refining the floating continent, his Embodiment was just purging useless impurities.
The things that were even slightly useful were being preserved, swallowed, and refined by the Embodiment.
Refining an entire continent, even if it was only two or three hundred thousand kilometres from end to end, would normally be impossible, but Yang Kai’s Embodiment had a Stone Puppet body, which had the innate ability to swallow and refine ores. On top of that, his Embodiment was now the Star Master of the floating continent, giving it a great ability to manipulate the tiny Star. These two factors were what allowed the Embodiment to achieve this feat.
It was certainly something to look forward to!
Yang Kai found that his Embodiment had given him a huge, pleasant surprise and couldn’t help celebrating slightly.
*Dong dong…*
A kind of extremely rhythmic sound continued to ring out as the speed at which the continent continued to split apart grew faster and faster. The whole continent began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye as the massive head and limbs that Yang Kai had seen before were slowly but surely becoming defined.
At this speed, it would likely only take a month or two for the Embodiment to complete this task.
Yang Kai stood high up in the sky and quietly observed for several days to make sure that everything was proceeding smoothly for his Embodiment before feeling completely relieved.
With there being nothing more for him to do here, Yang Kai simply summoned his Sealed World Bead and directly entered it.
Spreading out his Divine Sense, Yang Kai soon found Liu Yan. At this moment, she was in retreat while exuding a terrifying heat.
It seemed she had swallowed some Sun’s True Fire and was now struggling to refine it.
Even with her current strength, refining a strand of Sun’s True Fire was not an easy task, but once she was successful, her strength would definitely increase.
Yang Kai did not call her and instead took out the Immortal Tree from his Space Ring.
This metre-tall sapling had only a few elegant green leaves on it with a single milky dewdrop resting atop one of them.
Immortal Source Liquid! It was a divine elixir that could completely heal someone who was on the brink of death.
Yang Kai took out a jade bottle and carefully stored this drop of Immortal Source Liquid.
Immortal Source Liquid was formed by the Immortal Tree, and collecting it would bring no negative effects to it.
The legendary Immortal Tree was a treasure itself, and regardless of its small size and few leaves, the amount of vitality it gave off was simply astonishing. If one could refine the Immortal Tree, it was even said they could obtain an immortal and indestructible body.
To live with the sky, to suffer with the earth. Unchanged through the ages. An immortal, an undying being!
The lifespan of a Third-Order Origin King was only a few thousand years, possibly up to ten thousand years if they focused on extending their longevity, but there were still limits.
However, once they refined the Immortal Tree, a cultivator would become immortal… just thinking about that caused Yang Kai’s breathing to become rapid.
Staring at the Immortal Tree for a long time, Yang Kai’s expression slowly calmed down and he began to scratch his head as he had no idea how to refine it.
This was a legendary supreme treasure that was even more precious than his Seven Coloured Soul Warming Lotus, so how should he go about using it?
Having a priceless treasure right in front of him but only being able to stare at it caused Yang Kai to be somewhat depressed.
Tilting his head for a moment, Yang Kai tried to use his Divine Sense to collect the Immortal Tree.
After all, that was how it was when he obtained the Soul Warming Lotus. It was also a rare supreme treasure, so it was at least worth a shot.
However, no matter how Yang Kai urged his Divine Sense, the Immortal Tree did not respond.
Next, he tried to use his Saint Qi to refine it…
A few days later, Yang Kai sat dejected. During this time, he tried everything he could think of short of swallowing the Immortal Tree, but he was still unable to refine it.
It really was not appropriate to eat it either as Yang Kai had no idea what consuming something like this would do to his body.
“Fine, I’ll just have to ask Yang Yan when I see her next. Her abilities and knowledge are profound so she should know something about it,” Yang Kai could only temporarily set the matter aside.
After searching the Small Sealed World, Yang Kai selected a location and replanted the Immortal Tree.
This supreme treasure had shocking vitality, so Yang Kai wasn’t worried about it surviving after being replanted. Even if he had planted it on a Dead Star, it would be safe and sound.
As the Immortal Tree settled into the Small Sealed World’s soil, an astonishing vitality burst forth from it, and within moments Yang Kai could feel that the Small Sealed World itself had become more vibrant than before, with all the trees and plants inside it seemingly receiving massive nourishment and causing them to rapidly grow.
Even the world itself seemed to have obtained some kind of benefit and became more complete and perfect.
Seeing this scene, Yang Kai’s brow rose and he quickly took out the rare herbs he obtained in the Severed World and carefully replanted them around the Immortal Tree.
Yang Kai was overjoyed when he saw these precious herbs quickly adapt to this soil and exude a vibrant aura.
“En… It looks like I can plant a Medicine Garden around the Immortal Tree!” Yang Kai muttered thoughtfully.
The wealth of rare herbs inside the medicine valley of the Severed World were entirely a result of the Immortal Tree’s existence. With the vitality released by the Immortal Tree to its surroundings, those precious herbs were able to rapidly grow.
Now that the Immortal Tree had been transplanted to the Small Sealed World, as long as it was properly cared for, another medicine valley could be formed here.
Considering all this, Yang Kai took out the herbs Lu Gui Chen gave him and found a few of the withering Origin King Grade herbs to plant.
A few days later, these herbs showed signs of recovering.
One had to know that these herbs were collected by Lu Gui Chen long ago and had plenty of their medicinal efficacies pass, making it basically impossible for them to survive, but the Immortal Tree had such a Heaven-Defying function.
“Hahaha!” Yang Kai was jubilant.
Although he failed to refine the Immortal Tree and obtain an immortal and indestructible body, this unintentional discovery was still quite rewarding to him.
Yang Kai thus began to vigorously plant all the herbs on him inside the Small Sealed World.
More than a month later, Yang Kai looked at a big plot of land in front of him with a smile on his face. At the centre of this plot was the Immortal Tree, and, he had planted many types of spirit grass and spirit medicines around it.
Regardless of the previous state of these herbs, all of them were now thriving under the nourishment of the Immortal Tree’s overflowing vitality.
Within a radius of a hundred kilometres, an expansive Medicine Garden had been formed.
“It seems that if I collect anything in the future, I can transplant it here and simply pick it when I want to use it. En, this way, the medicinal efficacies of all those herbs can be preserved to the greatest extent,” Yang Kai muttered happily.
Next, he sprinkled countless Saint Crystals around before crushing them to fill the surrounding space with rich World Energy.
Although the vitality of the Immortal Tree was enough to fill the Small Sealed World, the spirit grasses he had just planted required more World Energy to grow.
Saint Crystals consumed here in the future would probably become a big expense.
After completing all this, Yang Kai took the time to investigate the situation of the floating continent.
During this period, he had inspected the floating continent multiple times and found that his Embodiment’s refining was progressing extremely smoothly. Now the entire floating continent had shrunk to half its original size and looked like a massive stone giant lying down in the void, its figure giving off a very strong sense of oppression.
However, the refinement seemed to be becoming more difficult as time went on, so Yang Kai could not tell how long it would take his Embodiment to complete this task.
Yang Kai wasn’t worried and simply sat down in his new Medicine Garden, lightly inhaling the medicinal fragrances coming from all directions as he took out a round bead from his Space Ring.
Shocking Void Beast’s Monster Core!
He agreed to Luo Lan’s proposal to visit the Severed World because he wanted to obtain the Monster Core of a Shocking Void Beast.
Shocking Void Beasts were ancient Monster Beasts that were born proficient in the Dao of Space, so its Monster Core was a treasure that would be of unimaginable help to Yang Kai who also cultivated the Dao of Space.
In the Severed World, Yang Kai had refined the spatial helix made from pure Space Spirit Crystals, allowing his comprehension of the Dao of Space and his Space Force to soar. If he could now absorb the mysteries contained in this Shocking Void Beast Monster Core, his accomplishments would certainly go another step further.
Taking out his Purple Origin Furnace, Yang Kai pushed his Conflagrated Spiritual Energy.
He wanted to refine the Shocking Void Beast’s Monster Core into a Spirit Pill in order to maximize his ability to absorb its essence and energy.
Fortunately, the True Alchemy Enlightenment Scripture had an ancient pill recipe that used a Shocking Void Beast Monster Core as its primary ingredient, and Yang Kai was not short on auxiliary materials now.
Time flew by, and soon two months had passed.
Outside the floating continent, Gui Zu frowned as his complexion became somewhat gloomy and his mood became anxious.
Since that day he felt the movements of Yang Kai’s breakthrough, more than three months had passed yet Yang Kai had yet to appear.
Could his breakthrough have failed, and he died under the World Energy baptism? If that was the case, it would really be caused by the Heavens being jealous.
At this moment, Gui Zu stood alone in the void, feeling a deep sense of unease in his heart; after all, he had just agreed to join Yang Kai’s High Heaven Sect in order to request Alchemy from High Heaven Sect’s Origin King Grade Alchemy Grandmasters to improve his strength. If Yang Kai suddenly died here though, how was he supposed to go find High Heaven Sect? He did not even know what Cultivation Star High Heaven Sect was on.
Ni Guang and Xue Yue had already left two months ago.
Ni Guang had many responsibilities, so it was impossible for him to simply wait here without purpose. As such, he had to return to Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce.
Xue Yue wanted to stay, but how could Ni Guang allow that? Even with Gui Zu agreeing to look after her, it was not enough to put Ni Guang’s worries at ease, so despite her objections, he eventually dragged her away with him.
“If you’re still alive, come out and tell me at least,” Gui Zu muttered under his breath as he wished he could rush into the floating continent again to take a closer look.
On the other side, Zi Long and the others were patiently waiting.
But at this moment, their faces were also quite ugly.
They thought that Yang Kai must have fallen, otherwise, why hadn’t he come out? They did not care if Yang Kai lived or died, but the Immortal Tree was still on him…
“That bastard!” Zi Dong cursed bitterly.
“Brother Zi, Brother Xu, this Kong will leave first,” Kong Fa thought for a while before calling out to Xu Wei and Zi Long.
He really did not have the patience to continue waiting here.
Xu Wei glanced at Kong Fa with a bleak look, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but held his tongue and simply sighed in the end.
After being drained by the Shattering Void Shuttle, Xu Wei had almost lost all his energy and died; even after a few months, he had not been able to restore himself and was still like a dry oil lamp.
With Xu Wei not saying anything, how could Zi Long bother about him? He simply snorted and turned away.
Kong Fa did not mind, smiled, and summoned his Star Shuttle to leave.
But at that moment, something finally changed.
In the originally extremely quiet Starry Sky, there was suddenly an unusual power fluctuation.
Kong Fa suddenly froze in place as he stared towards the source of the fluctuations in astonishment.
In the next moment, the energy fluctuations became stronger and continued to do so until less than three breaths later, a vortex had appeared.
“Si… A Chaotic Vortex?” Kong Fa was shocked while the others gathered around also wore solemn expressions. Even the strongest, Gui Zu and Zi Long, had pushed their Saint Qi as they prepared to escape.
Soon though, a figure emerged from the vortex.
“Ah!” Zi Dong yelled as he stared at the figure carefully, immediately exclaiming excitedly, “He came out! That bastard finally came out!”
The figure that appeared from the vortex was none other than Yang Kai.
In an instant, everyone’s eyes became fiery, enough so to penetrate the void.
“Kid, you’re really not dead!” Gui Zu laughed, his black Qi surging as excitement filled his heart.
“Since you’ve come out, surrender to this old master!” Zi Long shot towards Yang Kai as soon as he saw his face, a purple brilliance bursting from his body as he grabbed towards him, shouting loudly, “The Immortal Tree isn’t a treasure someone like you can touch!”
“You want to attack my Sect Master? You’ll have to ask this old master’s permission first!” Gui Zu coldly snorted, his body transforming into a black streak that instantly stood in front of Yang Kai, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner screaming as a pure and wicked force surged towards Zi Long’s mind.
“Hmph, paltry tricks!” Zi Long remained undaunted as his purple radiance became even brighter.
Gui Zu’s black Qi was forced back repeatedly in this confrontation.
“Jie Jie… are you looking down on this old master? You think too highly of yourself!” Gui Zu cackled as he transformed his Ten Thousand Soul Banner into a black curtain that wrapped around Zi Long.
“What?” Zi Long was surprised this time. He had never fought Gui Zu, so although he knew the other party was a Second-Order Origin King like himself, he had figured that Gui Zu was far weaker. It was not until they actually exchanged blows that Zi Long realized Gui Zu might be even more difficult to deal with than Ni Guang.
“Yang Boy, run quickly!” Gui Zu’s voice came out from the black fog, “This old master will stall them, run as far as you can in that time!”
“Haha… we’ll just wait,” After Yang Kai walked out of the vortex, he looked around and soon understood the situation, but he remained still, looking completely confident.
“You want to run?” Zi Dong snapped as he waved his hand, “Xu Wei, kill him for me.”
Xu Wei barely retained the form of a living person, but despite his terrible condition, he was still an Origin King. A skinny camel was bigger than a horse, so Zi Dong did not hesitate to order Xu Wei to attack.
Xu Wei also didn’t dare to defy this command and rushed towards Yang Kai with a cold face, roaring grimly, “It’s all your fault you little bastard! If it wasn’t for you, how could this old master have fallen so low?”
Him being subdued by Zi Dong was mostly because Yang Kai had attacked him back in the Severed World, causing him to suffer a serious injury. If that weren’t the case, how could he have surrendered to Zi Long after just a few threats?
Which Origin King wasn’t extremely proud and arrogant? How could he be willing to serve as a slave to another?
Especially a little brat who was nothing more than an Origin Realm cultivator!
Things did not end there though. During the process of chasing down Yang Kai, Xu Wei’s vitality had been greatly overdrawn by the Shattering Void Shuttle’s, causing him to wither and age markedly.
All of this was because of Yang Kai, and with Xu Wei not daring to get angry with Zi Long and Zi Dong, he could only transfer all his resentment to Yang Kai.
As such, after receiving the order from Zi Dong, Xu Wei immediately rushed forward and did not hesitate to use all the strength he could in his current state to attack.
The surrounding space trembled under the full might of an Origin King’s blow.
Xu Wei was determined to take Yang Kai’s life with this one attack.
In any case, Zi Long and Zi Dong only cared about the Immortal Tree, not whether Yang Kai lived or died. After killing this boy, they just needed to take the Immortal Tree from his Space Ring!
Xu Wei’s whole body seemed to turn into a small sun as it crashed down on Yang Kai’s head.
Zi Dong’s eyes could not help shrinking as a hint of fear flashed across his face. During this time, his attitude towards Xu Wei had been extremely harsh. However, Xu Wei did not dare to complain at all because his Soul Brand was in Zi Dong’s possession. This led Zi Dong to believe that the Origin King Realm was not all it was made out to be.
But after seeing Xu Wei’s full-powered blow, Zi Dong realized that he was mistaken.
Such a blow would be able to kill him a dozen times over.
“This bastard is dead!” Zi Dong secretly celebrated.
After getting rid of Yang Kai, only Xue Yue and Gu Jian Xin would be able to compare with him. If he could then suppress Xue Yue and Gu Jian Xin, he would become the true leader of the Star Field’s younger generation!
As such wild thoughts crossed his mind, a cold grin appeared on Zi Dong’s face.
“Secret Technique, Exile!” A shout suddenly rang out from Yang Kai’s mouth and facing Xu Wei’s earth-shattering blow, his expression remained calm and confident. He did not even show any intention to evade, instead just raising his palm towards Xu Wei.
This palm exuded a mysterious energy fluctuation which grew more and more intense by the moment. From Xu Wei’s perspective, it was like everything before his eyes, even light, was being swallowed up by an empty chaotic nothingness.
“What?” Xu Wei exclaimed in shock.
The dazzling light from his attack was instantly annihilated as Xu Wei stood not far in front of Yang Kai in a daze, staring at the scene before him incredulously, his eyes threatening to pop out of their sockets.
He did not know what happened just now. He had made a full-powered attack, but Yang Kai remained unharmed after taking it head-on, with not even his hair being disturbed.
It was as if his attack had been banished to some other foreign space.